1622
| Years: 1619 1620 1621 – 1622 – 1623 1624 1625 | |
| Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s – 1620s – 1630s 1640s 1650s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1622 in topic: | |
Events
- January 1 – In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25.
- February 8 – King James I of England disbands the English Parliament.
- March 22 – In the Jamestown massacre, Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia (1/3 of the colony's population).
- Étienne Brûlé is the first European to see Lake Superior.
- Portugal loses control of the island of Ormus, after 107 years.
- Albertus Magnus is beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
- Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha sinks off the Florida Keys, while carrying copper, silver, gold, tobacco, and indigo. (Wreck discovered 1985).
Births
- January 15 – Molière, French playwright (d. 1673)
- November 18 – King Charles X of Sweden (d. 1660)
Deaths
- January 23 – William Baffin, English explorer (b. 1584)
- February 11 – Alfonso Fontanelli, composer
- April 24 – Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Roman Catholic missionary (b. 1577)
- May 3 – Pedro Páez, Jesuit missionary (b. 1564)
- May 20 – Osman II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1604)
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